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SUMMARY:Mar 2026 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our March meeting will be a round table of research problems rather than a specific topic presentation. Members who have a genealogical brick wall or research problem are submitting well-defined genealogical background information before the meeting and we will choose three or four to discuss during the meeting to try to help the researcher break through their difficulty.  \nThe meeting will be held at the Masonic Center but will also be viewable via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/mar-2026-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20260108T205833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T205833Z
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SUMMARY:Jan 2026 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:OurJanuary presentation by Paul Porwoll will be about the old St Andrews Parish church in the West Ashley area of Charleston which dates from the early 1700s. \nThe meeting will be accessible via Zoom. Guests are always welcome in person or via Zoom\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/jan-2026-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20251002T230844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T230844Z
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SUMMARY:Dec 2025 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:December is our annual “Show and Tell” holidays get-together. We invite chapter members to talk about genealogy-related “news” from the year.  Come join us and learn a bit more about what’s been happening with our members. \nIf you would like to present at this meeting\, please contact Melanie Zimmerman (melanieszimmerman “at” gmail.com).
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/dec-2025-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20251002T232848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T155414Z
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SUMMARY:Nov 2025 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our November presentation\, “Unknown Keys to Help Unlock Genealogy Mystery” by Karen Prewitt will give some lessons learned for dealing with of those inevitable brick walls in genealogy research\, and will share some little-known facts that could make a difference in your research.  Karen moved to Charleston in 1981 after four years spent in Europe\, both teaching and studying design and architecture. She and her husband have restored an 1838 house in Ansonborough (an ongoing lifetime project!) and she has been an active volunteer for many civic groups in her 44 years in Charleston. For the last 35 years she’s also found time to research her Padgett family genealogy.  \nThe meeting will be accessible via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/nov-2025-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20251002T232531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T211655Z
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SUMMARY:Oct 2025 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our presentation for the October meeting — “Working with DNA – a Case Study” — will be given by Charity Rouse\, Director of Local History for the Spartanburg County Public Libraries. She has worked at the Spartanburg Library since 2014 and is a member of the Delegate Council of the National Genealogy Society and the Pinckney District Chapter of the SC Genealogical Society as well as numerous other genealogical and historical organizations.\nThis will be an IN-PERSON meeting at the Masonic Center but will also be accessible via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/oct-2025-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20250906T200359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250906T201857Z
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SUMMARY:Sep 2025 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our presenter this month will be Chapter member Charlie Black who will provide an update of several recent enhancements made to the FamilySearch Full-Text Search tool. If you aren’t familiar with Full Text\, FamilySearch is utilizing A.I. technology to create transcripts of documents which can then be searched by keywords\, names\, places and other parameters. \nThis will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center with access via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/sep-2025-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20241231T182234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T232441Z
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SUMMARY:May 2025 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker this month\, Leigh Jones Handal\, will present “Lost Charleston.”  Leah is a native South Carolinian and an avid student of Lowcountry history. Leah is a graduate of the College of Charleston with an MA degree in journalism from USC. She’s a licensed city tour guide (25+ years) and owns her own tour company\, Charleston Raconteurs (charlestonraconteurs.com). As a past Director of Communications and Public Programs at Historic Charleston Foundation (1998-2010)\, she’s directed the foundation’s annual spring house and garden tours and Charleston International Antiques Show. She was also tapped by the Mayor’s Office to serve as co-editor of the city’s official history and tour guide training manual\, released in 2011. She’s currently engaged\, along with others\, to produce the second edition of the tour guide manual over the next two years. \nHer first book\, Lost Charleston was released 2019 and her second\, Storied & Scandalous Charleston\, in 2022. Her most recent book\, Charleston Then & Now\, was released in May 2024. In addition\, Leigh writes the bimonthly “Do You Know Your Lowcountry” column for the Charleston Post & Courier. She created and appears on the Lowcountry Live show’s “I Love the Lowcountry” series (WCIV-TV4) and has lectured extensively for a wide range of groups on Charleston history. \nThis will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center with access via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/may-2025-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20241231T182059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T125713Z
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SUMMARY:Apr 2025 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chapter member Pat Kruger will be speaking at this month’s meeting.  Her program ‘Too Crazy to be True?  Separating Fact from Fiction’ will discuss ways to consider and research ‘crazy’ family stories; The legends passed through the family that might be true\, or not. Did your immigrant jump ship?  Did an uncle really invent the cotton gin?  Did Sherman burn your grandfather’s farm?   With historical research\, archival research\, and analysis\, we’ll discuss approaches to help separate fact from fiction. With enough program time\, we’ll explore some member examples so get your crazy stories together.  If we do not have enough time at this month’s meeting\, we will try to continue this discussion later in the year. \nThis will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center and available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/apr-2025-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250316T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250316T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20241231T180549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T180549Z
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SUMMARY:Mar 2025 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Presentation is to be announced.  \nWe expect this will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/mar-2025-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20241231T180449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T192138Z
UID:63510-1739716200-1739721600@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:Feb 2025 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Johnny Andrews from the Old Darlington Chapter of the SCGS will talk with us about “Using State Records to Bypass Burned Counties.” Numerous counties in South Carolina have lost records because of fires or other catastrophes\, and Johnny will highlight the availability of other records that can help researchers work around these losses.  \nThis will be a ZOOM-ONLY meeting and not in-person at the Masonic Center. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/feb-2025-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:virtual via Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20241231T180130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T180130Z
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SUMMARY:Jan 2025 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Presentation is to be announced.  \nWe expect this will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/jan-2025-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20241110T141137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241123T215539Z
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SUMMARY:Dec 2024 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:December is our annual “Show and Tell” holidays get-together. We invite chapter members to talk about genealogy-related “news” from the year.  Come join us and learn a bit more about what’s been happening with our members. \nIf you would like to present at this meeting\, please contact Melanie Zimmerman (melanieszimmerman “at” gmail.com).
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/dec-2024-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20241110T140548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T140548Z
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SUMMARY:Nov 2024 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chapter member Pat Kruger’s program “Discovering YOUR ‘Greatest Generation'” will focus on research for WWII era veterans and ways to find more about their experiences and to access information surrounding their personal stories.  Even with some military archival record challenges\, you can still find location and military descriptions\, sort through conflicting personal stories and even find relevant images.  You may be the closest family link to this part of your ancestral story\, so expand it and document it now.  \nThis will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/nov-2024-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20241005T130531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241005T130531Z
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SUMMARY:Oct 2024 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chapter member Charlie Black will explain how to use the experimental Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool Full-Text Search offered on FamilySearch. Full-Text Search will be a paradigm shift in researching techniques once it’s fully deployed\, as it lets users search for words or phrases in AI generated transcripts of hand-written documents. \nCharlie is a retired engineer who has been volunteering at the FamilySearch Center in Charleston for over 15 years and has been a presenter at the Center’s workshops for several years past – he’s also serving as our Chapter’s Archivist.  \nPLEASE NOTE: This will be a ZOOM ONLY meeting. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/oct-2024-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:virtual via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20240905T175546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T175826Z
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SUMMARY:Sep 2024 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker for the September meeting\, Carter Jones will present “Legacies That Live On — Stories of South Carolina’s Fire Service.” Carter is the Historian & Heritage Coordinator for the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association and his presentation is a chance to step back in time to learn some history of our State’s fire service\, including the legacy left by the late Charleston Fire Chief\, Louis Behrens\, the contributions of African-American firemen and the little known history of Castle Pinckney as it relates to Civil War prisoners of the New York volunteer firemen. He’s researched and authored a fire service history\, and is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the S. C. Firefighters’ Association.  \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/sep-2024-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20240516T020243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T020243Z
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SUMMARY:May 2024 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth (Libby) Steadman\, our speaker for the May meeting\, will discuss “Migration of the Scots-Irish Immigrants in 1770’s in South Carolina”. Libby is a retired Colonel with the Army Reserves and a veteran of Desert Storm and the Afghanistan War. She is a member of Daughters of the American Revolution\, Daughters of American Colonists\, National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century\, Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars\, National Society of US Daughters of 1812\, and is in the process of applying for membership is Jamestowne Society. She has an extensive educational background including her Masters in Strategic Studies at the US Army War College.  \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/may-2024-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20240415T134221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T134221Z
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SUMMARY:Apr 2024 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our April meeting will be a 50th Anniversary Celebration for the Charleston Chapter (this will be for Chapter members only).   \nDue to logistical issue\, we will not have a Zoom link available for this meeting.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/apr-2024-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20240301T001409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T001409Z
UID:61112-1710685800-1710691200@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:Mar 2024 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chapter member Lynn Baker will give a presentation on Family Tree Maker and it’s companion plugin Family Tree Creator. Lynn will cover some of the basics of Family Tree Maker and synchronizing with Ancestry.com; how to use some of the built in features for finding mistakes or issues with your data; how to create reports for your research and sharing with others; and how the Family Book Creator plug-in can help you build a customized Family Book with ALL or PART of your information from Family Tree Maker.  \nLynn has been doing genealogical research since 1980 and is passionate about learning new ways to do genealogical research and then sharing that with others.  He runs an active Genealogy Club on Seabrook Island / Kiawah Island.  He’s a frequent speaker at the NSDAR\, Summerville Genealogy Club\, Charleston Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society and the Charleston Family Search  Center.  He continues to learn new ways of doing genealogy.  He is retired from International Business Machine and the U.S. Navy.  He has a lovely wife and four grown children. \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/mar-2024-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20240129T170854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240129T170854Z
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SUMMARY:Feb 2024 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chapter member Susan Dobbs’ presentation “Using Newspapers in Genealogy Research” will cover the kinds of information you can find in newspapers\, several websites where you can find newspaper links as well as Genealogy Bank and Newspapers.com.  \nSusan has been researching her family history for over fourteen years and has uncovered some interesting stories on her ancestors.  She is a member of the Emily Geiger Chapter NSDAR and Co-Chair for the Sun City Hilton Head Genealogy Group where she resides as well as being the Secretary for our Chapter.  She worked as a High School Guidance Counselor\, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Manager and Realtor.  She has lived in northern Virginia\, in the Charleston/Summerville area from 1978-1982\, and in the northern suburbs of Atlanta for over 25 years. \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/feb-2024-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240121T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240121T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20240120T143514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240120T143514Z
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SUMMARY:Jan 2024 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chapter member Mary Lucas will give a presentation on her Barnwell County family home\, with several artifacts and written history from the home built before the Civil War. \nMary was born and raised in North Charleston. She is a licensed clinical psychiatric social worker in South Carolina and was named DHEC social worker of the year. \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/jan-2024-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20230930T183224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T194930Z
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SUMMARY:Oct 2023 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chapter member Charlie Black will present “Do’s and Don’ts in Genealogy” which will be a condensed version of the presentation he gave at the FamilySearch Center’s annual workshop last year.  Charlie will also provide an overview of registering for the Chapter’s group on “Relative Finder” (an on-line tool created the BYU Family History Technical Lab for identifying relationships in the FamilySearch Family Tree). \nPlease note that this will be a Zoom meeting only; we will NOT be meeting in person at the Masonic Center. Please CONTACT US if you would like to participate via Zoom but are not a Chapter member. Guests are always welcome.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/oct-2023-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:virtual via Zoom
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20230930T181918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T181918Z
UID:59647-1694961000-1694966400@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:Sep 2023 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our speakers this month are chapter members Marilyn Trevino and Susan Dobbs who will discuss “Aha Moments from the National Genealogical Conference” which they attended held this summer at Richmond\, Virginia. \n(Due to issues beyond our control the presentation was by Zoom only).
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/sep-2023-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:virtual via Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20230405T230703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T230731Z
UID:58127-1685041200-1685044800@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:May 2023 Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Charleston Chapter Board of Officers will meet via Zoom. Please contact an officer if you want to participate via Zoom or if you have an issue to present to the board.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/may-2023-board-meeting/
LOCATION:virtual via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230521T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230521T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20230405T152451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T190456Z
UID:58116-1684679400-1684684800@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:May 2023 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker this month is chapter member Patrick Harwood whose talk is titled\, “Tales of a Taphophile: From Magnolia Cemetery to the Churchyards of Charleston.” Harwood\, a communication professor at South Carolina State University and formerly at College of Charleston\, has researched and written about hundreds of old Charlestonians in two of his books\, “In the Arms of Angels: Magnolia Cemetery – Charleston’s Treasure of History\, Mystery and Artistry” and his newly published “Stories from the Underground: The Churchyards of Charleston.” He will trace his journey to becoming a taphophile and the genealogy tools he has used in these two major works. \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/may-2023-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20230405T230557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T230557Z
UID:58125-1682622000-1682625600@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:Apr 2023 Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Charleston Chapter Board of Officers will meet via Zoom. Please contact an officer if you want to participate via Zoom or if you have an issue to present to the board.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/apr-2023-board-meeting/
LOCATION:virtual via Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20230403T145153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T145153Z
UID:58048-1681655400-1681660800@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:Apr 2023 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker this month is chapter member Pat Kruger who will highlight alternative approaches to tackle research challenges. We all have research challenges – stumbling blocks\, dead ends\, brick walls\, whatever you call them.  If you don’t\, you just haven’t been doing research long enough. If you are out of ideas and stuck\, this session will discuss ways to approach brick wall research. It will include suggestions for breaking through those walls\, ideas to focus your research strategy and solutions for those family puzzles.  \nPat will highlight alternative approaches to tackle research challenges\, building on the descriptions and links in the most recent “Sites and Bytes” columns of our Courier newsletters. If you haven’t read “Sites and Bytes” recently\, we advise you to do so. \nPat has been a member of CCSCGS since the early 1990s (with a three year break back in Chicago). Since her return to Charleston in 2000\, she has written Courier newsletter columns\, coordinated programs and served as Chapter President. After retirement\, she spent five years at the South Carolina Historical Society in her “Hobby Job” working in their library. \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/apr-2023-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20230305T203333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230305T204007Z
UID:57724-1679236200-1679241600@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:Mar 2023 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker this month is chapter member Doreen Larimer who will speak on land ownership in South Carolina. The principles of land ownership have been in place in South Carolina for over 300 years. After a brief review of how land is transferred by a chain of title Doreen will explain Charleston County’s records of ownership using the Charleston County web site. \nDoreen will also review the ownership of several cemeteries in Charleston where the ownership is known and others that are considered heirs property. Some of the cemeteries to be discussed are:\nThird Presbyterian Church inside Riverview Cemetery on Azalea Drive\nGrimball Farms Cemetery on Grimball Road\nScanlonville Cemetery on 4th Ave in Mt Pleasant\nFriendly Union Cemetery on Skurvine Street\nMcLeod Plantation cemetery on Country Club Drive\nUnnamed cemetery on Dunlap Street in North Charleston \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/mar-2023-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20230212T152908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230212T153322Z
UID:57442-1676817000-1676822400@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:Feb 2023 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our guest speaker for February is chapter member Jayne Larion who will speak on her “Mayflower Adventure.” Genealogy is her true passion. In fact\, a first cousin named it “Jaynealogy” when she first began and that name stuck. Jayne was hooked! \nSeveral years ago\, she joined the Mayflower Society with ancestors\, Francis Cooke and Mary Chilton. She is active in the South Carolina Mayflower Zoom Book Club\, having read and studied about ten books. It intrigued her enough to go to Plymouth\,MA\, last July. \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/feb-2023-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230115T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20230115T045200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230115T045200Z
UID:57183-1673793000-1673798400@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:January 2023 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Shelley Murphy will present an overview of the Center for Family History at the soon-to-open International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston. As Coordinator of Genealogy Education for the Center\, Dr. Murphy developed the staff and public genealogy educational programs for them. \nPlease note that this will be a Zoom meeting; we will not be meeting in person at the Masonic Center. Please CONTACT US if you would like to participate via Zoom but are not a Chapter member. Guests are always welcome.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/january-2023-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:virtual via Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221120T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221120T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T014130
CREATED:20221031T194741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221101T175218Z
UID:56265-1668954600-1668960000@charlestongenealogy.org
SUMMARY:Nov 2022 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Grahame Long\, the Director of Museums for the Historic Charleston Foundation\, will discuss the fascinating life of enslaved Charleston cabinetmaker\, John Gough. \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.
URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/nov-2022-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States
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